Re: Question for Sharon
- From: "Sharon Hope" <shope@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2005 18:48:43 -0700
Jason,
Sorry, I was away from my computer for awhile.
The 'rule of thumb' is 1 and 1/2 times the duration of the statin for a
start of recovery.
Dr. Golomb's presentation at the International Coenzyme Q10 Association
conference had more details. I took notes, but you should write to the UCSD
Statin Study to be certain you get the right findings.
It was clear from her presentation that it takes months, plus or minus even
more months, before any recovery is noticable.
Add more months (to years) for maximun recovery.
According to her presentation, based on findings from a large database of
people who suffered adverse effects from statins, including Atorvastatin
(aka Lipitor), fluvastatin (aka Lescol), lovastatin (aka Mevacor),
pravastatin (aka Pravachol), simvastatin (aka Zocor), rosuvastatin (aka
Crestor), and cerivastatin (Baycol), the greatest recovery from statin
memory loss is to 80% of the cognitive abilities before the statin. (She
didn't mention red yeast rice, but that is exactly the same as Mevacor)
Be aware, though, that for people who went on a second statin after
recovering to 80%
of their original cognitive abilities:
1- if the second statin was at the same effective dosage or higher, they had
a ~95% incidence of suffering the same adverse effects
2- if the second statin was at a lower effective dosage, they had a ~50%
incidence of suffering the same adverse effects
(these numbers are from memory, they could be off by 5% or so)
(for equivalent dosages, see the statin comparison table in Dr. Cohen's
statin book)
BEWARE, however, because for those who suffered cognitive damage again on a
second statin, when they went off that second statin they were only able to
recover to 80% of the damaged cognitive ability they had when starting the
second statin.
That means, if they recovered to the MAXIMUM of 80% on both the first and
second statin (not all regain that much), they have been left with 80% of
the 80% - IN OTHER WORDS, THEY ARE LEFT WITH ONLY 64% OF THEIR PRE-STATIN
COGNITIVE ABILITIES. THAT IS BEST CASE.
Also, Dr. Golomb presented similar recovery statistics on statin muscle
damage and statin nerve damage.
I am hoping the study will be published in writing, in addition to her
'publication by presentation,' as this is very important information for
thousands of people.
Be aware, too, that these are averages.
In my husband's case, he has been off the Lipitor for over 3 1/2 years,
having been on for 4 years at 10mg/day. He suffered massive cognitive
damage. It was over 2 years before he showed any improvement at all. He is
still disabled to the degree that he could not hold a job, but he is
improving. Not even close to 80% of his former abilities yet, he still is
testing in the 'impaired' range for some NP measurements.
Twice a CEO, recovering to that level of functioning is unlikely.
OTOH, there is always hope, and time may provide more answers for the people
in Dr. Golomb's database, and for the thousands more who are losing their
memories to statins as you read this.
Our cardiologist mentioned a patient who was on a weaker statin, but was put
on Lipitor when his medical insurance company decided to put all their
insurees on the same statin. Within a few months he lost his job, due to
extreme and profound short-term memory loss. When he quit the statin, it
was more than a year before he could work again.
Like you, this man was only on the statin for a few months.
Please be certain you contact the UCSD Statin Study and fill in their
questionnaire. It sounds like you have experienced both of the most common
statin side effects:
Muscle pain and damage
Cognitive damage
"Jason" <jason@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> In a recent post you made the following statement:
>
> "As the toxic effects of the statins fade and the healing begins..."
>
> My muscle problems are getting better as the toxic effects of the statins
> fade.
>
> However, my memory problems are not fading away. I hope that they do fade
> away in the months to come. Are there any ways to make the toxic effects
> of statins fade away more quickly?
>
> I seem to recall reading many years ago that once brain cells are damaged,
> that they are NEVER replaced. For example, during my employment, we had to
> treat some people that had brains that were damaged by illegal drugs
> during their teen years. Those people were over thirty years old and their
> brains were still damaged.
>
> Is it possible that statins have killed some of my brain cells and for
> that reason--I won't ever fully recover?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Jason
>
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